Iranian Health Ministry Preparing 300,000 Teams for House-to-House Checks against Coronavirus
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TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Health Minister Saeed Namaki announced plans for house-to-house search for suspicious coronavirus cases, using 300,000 specialized teams.
“As one of the pioneering East Mediterranean states and for the first time in the world, we will prevent coronavirus pandemic instead of waiting. Implementation of this plan will start on Tuesday with 300,000 treatment and hygiene teams,” Namaki said on Sunday night.
He added that the number of recovered coronavirus patients is increasing in Iran every day.
“We will go house by house to diagnose suspicious cases as soon as possible and if any suspicious case is diagnosed, the person will be sent to the treatment centers,” Namaki said.
The number of people infected with coronavirus in Iran increased to 978, Iranian Health Ministry Spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said on Sunday, adding that 54 patients have died so far.
He added that 175 coronavirus patients have been cured and discharged from hospitals across the country.